Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun
symbolizes the position of the sun.

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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 05:36:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer. - The Moon's position is marked with this symbol:
. At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 05:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 111° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.48 meters/second, 1495.7 km/hour, 929.4 miles/hour or 807.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 21.8" | 15.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.7" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 52.0" | 929.16 mi | west | 0° 01' 35.1" | 1.82 mi | south | 929.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 09' 46.7" | 980.77 mi | east | 0° 05' 46.0" | 6.61 mi | north | 981.11 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Perth | Thu 1:36 PM | 1311 km | 815 miles | 708 nm | SSE |
| Denpasar | Thu 1:36 PM | 1397 km | 868 miles | 754 nm | NNE |
| Malang | Thu 12:36 PM | 1421 km | 883 miles | 767 nm | N |
| Surabaya | Thu 12:36 PM | 1500 km | 932 miles | 810 nm | N |
| Bandung | Thu 12:36 PM | 1590 km | 988 miles | 859 nm | NNW |
| Jakarta | Thu 12:36 PM | 1697 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm | NNW |
| Makassar | Thu 1:36 PM | 1927 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm | NNE |
| Dili | Thu 2:36 PM | 2025 km | 1258 miles | 1093 nm | NE |
| Eucla | Thu 2:21 PM | 2108 km | 1310 miles | 1138 nm | SE |
| Balikpapan | Thu 1:36 PM | 2235 km | 1389 miles | 1207 nm | NNE |
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